Odd One Out Worksheet for Maths Olympiad
How to solve it (Find the shared rule): Check whether all the numbers are odd or all even — if so, look deeper. Try the tables 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9: which one has three of the numbers in it? The number that is not in that table is the odd one out.
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- 1.Which is the odd one out: 24, 38, 16, 96? (a) 24 (b) 38 (c) 16 (d) 96
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 12, 60, 30, 26? (a) 12 (b) 60 (c) 30 (d) 26
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 80, 40, 16, 22? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 22
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 24, 22, 32, 12? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 12
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 34, 24? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 34 (d) 24
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 36, 56, 72, 12? (a) 36 (b) 56 (c) 72 (d) 12
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 40, 30, 54, 18? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) 54 (d) 18
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 22, 72, 18, 24? (a) 22 (b) 72 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 64, 18, 54, 12? (a) 64 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 12
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 34, 16? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 34 (d) 16
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 76, 96? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 76 (d) 96
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 34, 32, 48, 96? (a) 34 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 96
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 22, 48, 72, 18? (a) 22 (b) 48 (c) 72 (d) 18
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 64, 96, 36, 16? (a) 64 (b) 96 (c) 36 (d) 16
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 30, 32, 40, 12? (a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 12
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 46, 54, 12, 36? (a) 46 (b) 54 (c) 12 (d) 36
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 32, 42, 16, 48? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 24, 34, 72, 54? (a) 24 (b) 34 (c) 72 (d) 54
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 27, 81? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 36, 32, 16, 72? (a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 72
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 60, 50, 24, 48? (a) 60 (b) 50 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 35, 63? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 63
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 64, 62? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 66, 64, 96, 16? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 96 (d) 16
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 48, 96, 20, 80? (a) 48 (b) 96 (c) 20 (d) 80
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 35, 55, 49, 77? (a) 35 (b) 55 (c) 49 (d) 77
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 48, 86, 24, 32? (a) 48 (b) 86 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 35, 81, 27, 63? (a) 35 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 63
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 24, 36, 32, 16? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 99, 27, 33, 81? (a) 99 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 81
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 44, 22, 16, 32? (a) 44 (b) 22 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 64, 32, 74, 16? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 74 (d) 16
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 64, 68, 48, 24? (a) 64 (b) 68 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 40, 80, 52, 32? (a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 52 (d) 32
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 45, 35, 81, 63? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 81 (d) 63
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 38, 48? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 38 (d) 48
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 68, 96? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 68 (d) 96
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 24, 64, 66, 16? (a) 24 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 16
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 48, 64, 18, 16? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 35, 45? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 45
Answer key
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- 26
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- 22
- 34
- 56
- 40
- 22
- 64
- 34
- 76
- 34
- 22
- 36
- 30
- 46
- 42
- 34
- 35
- 36
- 50
- 35
- 62
- 66
- 20
- 55
- 86
- 35
- 36
- 33
- 22
- 74
- 68
- 52
- 35
- 38
- 68
- 66
- 18
- 35
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